Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-239-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-239-2025
Research article
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03 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 03 Feb 2025

The European summer heatwave of 2019 – a regional storyline perspective

Tatiana Klimiuk, Patrick Ludwig, Antonio Sanchez-Benitez, Helge F. Goessling, Peter Braesicke, and Joaquim G. Pinto

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

Model code and software

SPICE (Starter Package for ICON-CLM Experiments) (2.0) B. Rockel and B. Geyer https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6838984

ICON model ICON Development Team https://gitlab.dkrz.de/icon/icon-model

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Short summary
Our study examines potential changes in heatwaves in central Europe due to global warming, using the 2019 summer heatwave as an example. By producing high-resolution storylines, we provide insights into how future heatwaves might spread, how they might persist for longer, and where stronger or weaker temperature increases may occur. This research helps us understand regional thermodynamic responses and highlights the importance of local strategies to protect communities from future heat events.
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